But then go to the National Archives and you'll see Obama won Florida by 73,624 votes (4,235,965 to 4,162,447), according to the document Gov. Rick Scott and Secretary of State Ken Detzner signed and attested on Nov. 20. That so-called "Certificarte of Ascertainment" is what every state must file with the U.S. archivist, giving the official vote tally and the names of the electors to the electoral college.

No word on how the mistake occurred but after Buzz questioned the discrepency, Secretary of State spokesman Chris Cate told his office has informed the National Archives that "we will be providing them an amended Certificate of Ascertainment to ensure the archives reflect Florida’s correct vote totals."

And for those wondering here are the Democratic activists, fundraisers, operatives and politicians who will meet Monday to (presumably) cast 29 electoral votes for Barack Hussein Obama:

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